2020 Dodge Grand Caravan

minivan

2020 Dodge Grand Caravan Minivan
2008 Dodge Grand Caravan shown

Crashworthiness

Rating overview
Evaluation criteriaRating
Small overlap front: driver-side
P
Moderate overlap front: original test
G
Side: original test
G
Roof strength
G
Head restraints & seats
G

Crash avoidance & mitigation

Evaluation criteriaRating
Headlights
P
Front crash prevention: vehicle-to-vehicle
Not available
Front crash prevention: pedestrian (day)
Not available

Seat belts & child restraints

Evaluation criteriaRating
LATCH ease of use
A

Key

GGood
AAcceptable
MMarginal
PPoor
Superior
Advanced
Basic

Some ratings use a scale of Poor to Good. Others range from Basic to Superior.

Small overlap front: driver-side

Tested vehicle: 2014 Chrysler Town & Country Touring
Rating applies to 2008-20 models

The Dodge Grand Caravan and Chrysler Town and Country were redesigned for the 2008 model year, and the Volkswagen Routan was introduced in the 2009 model year and discontinued after the 2012 model year. The Chrysler Town and Country was discontinued after the 2016 model year.

Evaluation criteriaRating
Overall evaluation
P
Structure and safety cage
P
Driver injury measures
Head/neck
G
Chest
G
Hip/thigh
P
Lower leg/foot
P
Driver restraints and dummy kinematics
The dummy’s head barely contacted the frontal airbag before sliding off the left side as the steering column moved 22 cm to the right, resulting in little airbag cushioning for the chest and contributing to the head hitting the intruding instrument panel. The side curtain airbag deployed but does not have sufficient forward coverage to protect the head from contact with forward side structure and outside objects. The side torso airbag deployed.
M
Technical measurements for this test

Measures of occupant compartment intrusion on driver side

Evaluation criteriaMeasurement
Test ID CEN1438
Lower occupant compartment
Lower hinge pillar max (cm) 39
Footrest (cm) 25
Left toepan (cm) 18
Brake pedal (cm) 20
Parking brake (cm) 36
Rocker panel lateral average (cm) 20
Upper occupant compartment
Steering column 17
Upper hinge pillar max (cm) 35
Upper dash (cm) 39
Lower instrument panel (cm) 33

Driver injury measures

Evaluation criteriaMeasurement
Test ID CEN1438
Head
HIC-15 230
Peak gs at hard contact not meas.
Neck
Tension (kN) 1.6
Extension bending moment (Nm) 18
Maximum Nij 0.35
Chest maximum compression (mm) 11
Femur (kN)
Left 13.4
Right 4.0
Knee displacement (mm)
Left 19
Right 7
Knee-thigh-hip injury risk (%)
Left 100
Right 1
Maximum tibia index
Left 2.29
Right 0.90
Tibia axial force (kN)
Left 3.5
Right 3.4
Foot acceleration (g)
Left 115
Right 43

About the small overlap front test

Moderate overlap front: original test

Tested vehicle: 2008 Dodge Grand Caravan SXT
Rating applies to 2008-20 models

The Dodge Grand Caravan and Chrysler Town and Country were redesigned for the 2008 model year, and the Volkswagen Routan was introduced in the 2009 model year and discontinued after the 2012 model year. The Chrysler Town and Country was discontinued after the 2016 model year.

Evaluation criteriaRating
Overall evaluation
G
Structure and safety cage
G
Driver injury measures
Head/neck
G
Chest
G
Leg/foot, left
G
Leg/foot, right
G
Driver restraints and dummy kinematics
G
Technical measurements for this test

Measures of occupant compartment intrusion on driver side

Evaluation criteriaMeasurement
Test ID CEF0806
Footwell intrusion
Footrest (cm) 11
Left (cm) 14
Center (cm) 12
Right (cm) 9
Brake pedal (cm) 7
Instrument panel rearward movement
Left (cm) 2
Right (cm) 2
Steering column movement
Upward (cm) 2
Rearward (cm) -4
A-pillar rearward movement (cm) 1

Driver injury measures

Evaluation criteria Measurement
Test ID CEF0806
Head
HIC-15 249
Peak gs at hard contact 17
Neck
Tension (kN) 1.3
Extension bending moment (Nm) 14
Maximum Nij 0.28
Chest maximum compression (mm) 32
Legs
Femur force - left (kN) 4.9
Femur force - right (kN) 2.6
Knee displacement - left (mm) 0
Knee displacement - right (mm) 5
Maximum tibia index - left 0.38
Maximum tibia index - right 0.66
Tibia axial force - left (kN) 1.6
Tibia axial force - right (kN) 2.7
Foot acceleration (g)
Left 68
Right 55

About the original moderate overlap front test

Side: original test

Tested vehicle: 2012 Chrysler Town & Country Touring with head curtain airbags for all three rows of seats and front seat-mounted torso airbags
Rating applies to 2011-20 models

The Dodge Grand Caravan and Chrysler Town and Country were redesigned for the 2008 model year, and the Volkswagen Routan was introduced in the 2009 model year. Beginning with the 2011 models, side airbags designed to protect drivers' and front passengers' torsos were added to the side curtain airbags that were already standard on 2008-10 models. The Routan was discontinued after the 2012 model year and the Town and Country after the 2016 model year.

Two tests of the vans were conducted, one by the Institute in 2008 and the other by Chrysler in 2012. The vehicles are rated separately, except that structure ratings for the vehicles are based on both tests, as are the rear passenger injury and head protection ratings.

Evaluation criteriaRating
Overall evaluation
G
Structure and safety cage
A
Driver injury measures
Head/neck
G
Torso
G
Pelvis/leg
G
Driver head protection
G
Rear passenger injury measures
Head/neck
G
Torso
G
Pelvis/leg
G
Rear passenger head protection
G
Technical measurements for this test

Measures of occupant compartment intrusion on driver side

Test ID CES0813 VTS1113
B-pillar to longitudinal centerline of driver's seat (cm) -8.0 -10.5
Negative numbers indicate the amount by which the crush stopped short of the seat centerline.

Driver injury measures

Evaluation criteria Measurement
Test ID VTS1113
Head HIC-15 246
Neck
Tension (kN) 1.6
Compression (kN) 0.2
Shoulder
Lateral deflection (mm) 16
Lateral force (kN) 0.8
Torso
Maximum deflection (mm) 30
Average deflection (mm) 29
Maximum deflection rate (m/s) 2.89
Maximum viscous criterion (m/s) 0.39
Pelvis
Iliac force (kN) 2.6
Acetabulum force (kN) 1.9
Combined force (kN) 4.4
Left femur
L-M force (kN) 1.1
L-M moment (Nm) 28
A-P moment (Nm) 133

Passenger injury measures

Evaluation criteria Measurement
Test ID CES0813 VTS1113
Head HIC-15 84 124
Neck
Tension (kN) 0.4 0.3
Compression (kN) 0.4 0.3
Shoulder
Lateral deflection (mm) 28 32
Lateral force (kN) 1.2 1.3
Torso
Maximum deflection (mm) 37 40
Average deflection (mm) 23 26
Maximum deflection rate (m/s) 5.14 4.23
Maximum viscous criterion (m/s) 0.89 0.80
Pelvis
Iliac force (kN) 0.2 0.2
Acetabulum force (kN) 3.4 2.7
Combined force (kN) 3.5 2.7
Left femur
L-M force (kN) 1.1 0.5
L-M moment (Nm) 131 54
A-P moment (Nm) -45 163

About the original side crash test

Roof strength

Tested vehicle: 2012 Chrysler Town & Country Touring
Rating applies to 2012-20 models

Overall evaluation
G
Curb weight4,594 lbs
Peak force20,717 lbs
Strength-to-weight ratio4.51

About the roof strength test

Head restraints & seats

Seat type: Power cloth seats with manual lumbar AHR built. after March 2010

Overall evaluation
G
Dynamic rating
G
Seat/head restraint geometry
G
Technical measurements for this test
Seat type Power cloth seats with manual lumbar AHR mfg. after March 2010
Geometry
Backset (mm) 54
Distance below top of head (mm) 20
Seat design parameters
Pass/fail Pass
Max T1 acceleration (g) 12.2
Head contact time (ms) 53
Force rating 1
Neck forces
Max neck shear force (N) 86
Max neck tension (N) 379

About the head restraint & seat test
Currently, IIHS tests apply only to front seats.

Headlights

Trim level(s): SE trim, SXT trim, GT trim

Evaluation criteriaRating
Low-beam headlight typeHalogen reflector
High-beam headlight typeHalogen reflector
Curve-adaptive?No
High-beam assist?No
Overall rating
P
Distance at which headlights provide at least 5 lux illumination:
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Low beams
On the straightaway, visibility was inadequate on both sides of the road. On curves, visibility was inadequate in all 4 tests.

The low beams never exceeded glare limits.

High beams
On the straightaway, visibility was inadequate on both sides of the road. On curves, visibility was inadequate in all 4 tests.

Technical measurements for this test
Evaluation criteria Measurement
Trim level(s)
  • SE trim
  • SXT trim
  • GT trim
Low-beam headlight type Halogen reflector
High-beam headlight type Halogen reflector
Curve-adaptive? No
High-beam assist? No
Overall rating
Applies to 2018-20 models
P
LOW BEAMS Average minimum useful
illumination distance (5 lux)		 Amount glare
exceeded threshold
Straightaway right edge 58.0 m None
Straightaway left edge 37.7 m None
250m radius right curve, right edge 47.1 m None
250m radius left curve, left edge 39.7 m None
150m radius right curve, right edge 36.9 m None
150m radius left curve, left edge 35.3 m None
HIGH BEAMS Average minimum useful
illumination distance (5 lux)
Straightaway right edge 127.3 m
Straightaway left edge 105.4 m
250m radius right curve, right edge 54.9 m
250m radius left curve, left edge 52.0 m
150m radius right curve, right edge 42.5 m
150m radius left curve, left edge 40.5 m

About the headlight evaluation

Child seat anchors

Rating applies to 2015-20 models

Evaluation criteriaRating
Overall evaluation
A
Vehicle trimAmerican Value Package
Seat type cloth

This vehicle has 3 rear seating positions with complete child seat attachment (LATCH) hardware.

2 3 6 4 5
Rating iconRating
GGood
AAcceptable
MMarginal
PPoor
Seating positions that rely on borrowed lower anchors or have only a tether anchor available are not rated.
thether anchor symbol
Tether anchor
lower anchor symbol
Lower anchors
shared lower achors symbol
Lower anchor(s) can be borrowed from adjacent positions(s)
No hardware available

Details by seating position

PositionRating
2
Tether anchor
hard-to-find location
no other hardware could be confused for anchor
Lower anchors
too deep in seat
not too much force needed to attach
easy to maneuver around anchors
3
Tether anchor
hard-to-find location
no other hardware could be confused for anchor
Lower anchors
too deep in seat
not too much force needed to attach
easy to maneuver around anchors
5
Tether anchor
hard-to-find location
no other hardware could be confused for anchor
Lower anchors
not too deep in seat
not too much force needed to attach
easy to maneuver around anchors
Technical measurements for this test

Seat position 21

3

Lower anchor A
Open access rated No
Depth (cm) 2-4
Force (lbs) 22
Clearance angle (degrees) 59
Lower anchor B
Open access rated No
Depth (cm) 2-4
Force (lbs) 16
Clearance angle (degrees) 57
Tether anchor
Location Bottom seatback
Confusing hardware present No
Has contrasting label
within 3 inches of tether anchor		 No
Tether anchors can be accessed
while seatback is properly positioned
for use of LATCH		 Not measured

Seat position 22

2

Lower anchor A
Open access rated No
Depth (cm) 2-4
Force (lbs) 19
Clearance angle (degrees) 63
Lower anchor B
Open access rated No
Depth (cm) 2-4
Force (lbs) 23
Clearance angle (degrees) 65
Tether anchor
Location Bottom seatback
Confusing hardware present No
Has contrasting label
within 3 inches of tether anchor		 No
Tether anchors can be accessed
while seatback is properly positioned
for use of LATCH		 Not measured

Seat position 32

5

Lower anchor A
Open access rated No
Depth (cm) 0-2
Force (lbs) 7
Clearance angle (degrees) 71
Lower anchor B
Open access rated No
Depth (cm) 0-2
Force (lbs) 8
Clearance angle (degrees) 76
Tether anchor
Location Bottom seatback
Confusing hardware present No
Has contrasting label
within 3 inches of tether anchor		 No
Tether anchors can be accessed
while seatback is properly positioned
for use of LATCH		 Not measured

About the child seat anchor evaluation